Francesco Antonio Biondo
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Most Reverend Francesco Antonio Biondo | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Ortona a Mare e Campli |
| In office | 1640–1643 |
| Predecessor | Antimo degli Atti |
| Successor | Alessandro Crescenzi (cardinal) |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Capri (1637–1640) |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 3 January 1638 by Marcello Lante della Rovere |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 21 December 1643 |
Francesco Antonio Biondo, O.F.M. Conv. (died 21 December 1643) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli (1640–1643)[1] and Bishop of Capri (1637–1640).[2]
Francesco Antonio Biondo was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Conventual.[3][4] On 14 December 1637, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Capri.[2][3] On 3 January 1638, he was consecrated bishop by Marcello Lante della Rovere, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati, with Francesco Maria Abbiati, Bishop of Bobbio, and Pomponio Vetuli, Bishop of Città Ducale, serving as co-consecrators.[3] On 3 December 1640, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli.[1][3] He served as Bishop of Ortona a Mare e Campli until his death on 21 December 1643.[1][3]
